electrometer

[ih-lek-trom-i-ter, ee-lek-]

e·lec·trom·e·ter

[ih-lek-trom-i-ter, ee-lek-]
noun
a calibrated device used for measuring extremely low voltages.

Origin:
1945–50; electro- + -meter

e·lec·tro·met·ric [ih-lek-troh-me-trik] , e·lec·tro·met·ri·cal, adjective
e·lec·tro·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb
e·lec·trom·e·try, noun
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Electrometer has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
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electrometer (ɪlɛkˈtrɒmɪtə, ˌiːlɛk-)
 
n
an instrument for detecting or determining the magnitude of a potential difference or charge by the electrostatic forces between charged bodies
 
electrometric
 
adj
 
electro'metrical
 
adj
 
electro'metrically
 
adv
 
elec'trometry
 
n

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electrometer

instrument designed to measure very small voltages and currents. The quadrant, Lindermann, Hoffman, and Wulf electrometers measure electrical potential between charged elements (e.g., plates or fine quartz fibres) within the housings of the electrometer. The sensitivity of these instruments is about 0.01 volt.

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